CAIRO — A Sudanese government delegation arrived Sunday in Central Darfur province for talks with hundreds of protesters camped outside a government building demanding better security conditions, state media said. The protest is the latest challenge for Sudan’s transitional government, which is struggling to revive a battered economy and to end decades-long rebellions in some areas, including Darfur. Sudan is on a fragile path to democracy after a popular uprising led the military to overthrow former autocratic president Omar al-Bashir in April last year. The western Darfur region in particular remains scarred by war, after a rebellion in the early 2000s against al-Bashir was brutally suppressed. Al-Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity related to the Darfur conflict.

Source: International New York Times July 05, 2020 13:52 UTC